Church & Chapel Walking Festival 2024
Church, chapel, saint, pilgrim, holy well and more.
These amazing places and spaces across the UK are there to be enjoyed on a guided walking experience.
The UKs independently run walking festivals offer a wealth of walking opportunity and we are celebrating these. There are many more walk types to explore so do click in, plan ahead and enjoy a walk guided by experienced walk leaders, often volunteers. Festivals encourage people to visit, stay, eat, drink and shop supporting communities and local economies.
Our churches, chapels and meeting houses are blessed. They are set within some of the finest natural landscapes in the country, and to visit is to discover the past, present and future of our place within them. Our villages, towns and cities are great places to start, and often have a local pub serving wholesome homemade food and local ales!
Here we list a wide variety of guided walks visiting churches, all being held as part of walking festivals across the UK.
- Find walks by location using the map, click on a pin for more information
- Find walks by month below
- Find walks be searching festival websites directly
Is your festival or church walk not listed? Email a link brief information to gareth.simpson@nationalchurchestrust.org
Llanfrynach Experience
Friday 6 September 2024 at 10.30am
Gareth, our Church Support Officer in Wales, is leading a guided walk as part of the Vale of Glamorgan walking festival. Join him for just £5 per person, taking in Mt Ida on the way to Llanfrynach church where you will spend some time at this atmospheric church to appreciate its setting and story.
If feeling the earth beneath your boots or bike is your thing, you are in for a treat! Here we list a wide variety of walks, rides and scenic drives. They are different lengths and over varied terrains. They visit a wide variety of heritage sites, and often explore the history of the whole area in which they are set. They all link to a well laid out and easy to follow route.
We have a lot to tempt you out!
Walking festivals listed by month
Crickhowell Walking Festival
9 to 17 March 2024
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, NP8 1BN
Chepstow Walking Festival
2 to 7 April 2024
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP16 6BX
https://www.walksinchepstow.co.uk/2024-walking-festival.html
Scilly Walk Festival
12 to 21 April 2024
Scilly Isles, Channel Islands, Channel Islands, TR21 0JL
https://www.visitislesofscilly.com/experience/whats-on/walk-scilly-fest…
Mole Valley Ramblers Spring Walks Festival
24 to 28 April 2024
Mole Valley, Surrey, England, KT20 7ES
https://www.molevalleyramblers.org.uk/festival
Haltwhistle Walking Festival
27 April to 6 May 2024
Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, NE49 9DZ
Haltwhistle Walking Festival
27 April to 6 May 2024
Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, NE49 9DZ
https://www.haltwhistlewalkingfestival.org/
Talgarth Walking Festival
3 to 6 May 2024
Talgarth, Powys, Wales, LD3 0AA
https://www.talgarthwalkingfestival.org/
Winchcombe Cotswolds Walking Festival
17 to 19 May 2024
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5BD
https://www.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com/walking-festival/
Trefriw Walking Festival
17 to 19 May 2024
Trefrw, Conwy, Wales, LL27 0JH
https://www.trefriwwalkingfestival.co.uk/
Prestatyn & Clwydian Range Festival
24 to 26 May 2024
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, LL19 9LR
https://www.prestatynwalkingfestival.co.uk/
Wrexham Walking Festival
1 to 9 June 2024
Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales, LL13 8BB
https://www.walksinwrexham.com/
Love2Walk Bridgend
17 June 2024
Bridgend, Wales, CF31 1NB
Corwen Walking Festival
31 August 2024
Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, LL21 0DG
Vale of Glamorgan Walking Festival
3 to 8 September 2024
Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, CF71 7AD
https://www.valeofglamorganwalkingfestival.org.uk/
Gower Walking Festival
7 to 15 September 2024
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, SA3 1PP
https://gowerwalkingfestival.uk/
Barmouth Walking Festival
14 to 23 September 2024
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales, LL42 1AB
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